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D-Day Pre-invasion Address to Soldiers
by Dwight D. Eisenhower
Available on: Audio Download
"You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months."
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Europe and the World: Wars, Empires, Nations 1648-1914
by David Wetzel
Available on: Audio Download
This upper division course surveys the rise and fall of the European Powers in the period of war and revolution preceding the downfall of Napoleon to the outbreak of World War I.
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The Buildup to World War I
by John Ramsden
Available on: Audio Download
Learn how the "The Great War" started in this lecture from Professor John Ramsden on the buildup to World War I. He talks about the rise of Germany as an imperial power which sought to rival Britain.
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The Art of War
by Sun Tzu
Available on: Audio Download
“The Art of War is a Chinese military treatise written during the 6th century BC by Sun Tzu.
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Cold War Documentaries - "Atomic City: USA"
by Various
Available on: Audio Download
Fears of a cold war turning hot were rampant from the late 1940’s to the 1980’s and no fear was greater than the fear of a nuclear war and whether or not we were prepared for one.
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Hiroshima and the Origins of the Cold War
by David Painter
Available on: Audio Download
In this lecture professor David Painter discusses the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August of 1945 during World War II.
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Introduction to Nonviolence
by Michael N. Nagler
Available on: Podcast
An introduction to the science of nonviolence, mainly as seen through the life and work of Mahatma Gandhi.
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The Changing Face of Warfare
by Max Boot
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video
Acclaimed author and security expert Max Boot explores how innovations in weaponry and tactics have not only transformed how wars are fought and won but also have guided the course of human events, from the formation of the first modern states 500 years ago, to the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the coming of al-Qaeda.
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The Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1845-1877
by David Blight
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video
This course explores the causes, course, and consequences of the American Civil War, from the 1840s to 1877.
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Causes of the Civil War
by Jay Winik
Available on: Audio Download
In this introductory lecture, Professor Jay Winik traces what led America into the grip of Civil War, and begins a series on how the nation survived.
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